Crown fire grows to more than 13,000 acres

The blaze in northern L.A. County has forced the evacuation of 300 homes. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph were making the fight difficult. The governor visited the site Friday.

Firefighters launched an aerial assault Friday as part of a stepped-up campaign to tame a wind-driven wildfire that has consumed more than 13,000 acres in Los Angeles County's High Desert, threatening hundreds of homes.